Character Creation and Experience Points

Ethos uses a point-build system. A character is built from a certain number of experience points, which are spent to purchase ranks in skills, attributes, and powers. A starting character begins with 100 experience. Experience accumulates at a rate of roughly 10 points / session.

Event Experience Award
Initial Experience 100
Per Session 10
Character Background 1-8
Session Summary 4-6
Bring Food 1-3
Other Work 1-10 as appropriate


Please note that all listed experience costs are total costs for that rank. So to buy a skill from level 2 to level 3 costs 3 points, not 6.